Bus Driver

Performance Responsibilities 

·      Advises students and other passengers of appropriate behavior to reinforce regulations and maintaining passenger safety. 

·         Assesses incidents, complaints, accidents and/or potential emergency situations for the purpose of resolving and/or recommending a resolution to the situation. 

·         Assists students and other passengers to provide safe loading and unloading form buses including both emergency situations and normal transport. 

·         Attends meetings, classroom and behind the wheel training, safety meeting to maintain skills and meeting the criteria requirements of a school bus driver. 

·         Cleans assigned vehicles, both interior and exterior to ensure safety, appearance, and sanitation of vehicle. 

·         Conducts emergency evacuation drills to ensure efficiency of procedures and complying with mandated requirements. 

·         Drives assigned vehicle to specified location on specified days to maintain vehicle in a safe operating condition.   

·         Drives school bus to transport passengers over scheduled routes to and from school and/or field trips in a safe and timely manner. 

·         Performs pre-trip and post-trip inspections (e.g., tire pressure, exterior condition, mirrors) to ensure the safe operating condition of the vehicle and complying with mandated guidelines.  

·         Prepares documents and reports (e.g., trip reports, incident reports, inspections records, passenger misconduct, mileage logs, student counts, routing information) to provide written support and/or conveying information. 

·         Reports observations and/or incidents (e.g., discipline, inappropriate social behavior) to communicate information to appropriate personnel. 

·         Responds to inquiries (e.g., students, parents, other school personnel) to provide information and/or direction. 

·         Supervises students and other passengers during transit to maintain safety and following district policy. 

·         Assists other personnel to support them in the completion of their work activities.